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Latest Coronavirus updates West Tennessee: First Madison County case is 23-year-old woman

The Jackson Sun will report on the latest news about the coronavirus in this region. The information will be verified before being posted in this #WestTennesseeCoronavirusBlog. It will be ordered with the most recent information listed first, followed by the order in which the information became available or was updated. The blog is for Tuesday March 24. Read the March 23 blog here.

667 coronavirus cases statewide and growing

Coronavirus cases in Tennessee rose to 667, according to the Tennessee Health Department as of 2 p.m. Tuesday. These numbers are updated once a day. This is a 52-case increase from Monday.

At least nine West Tennessee counties have a confirmed case. The Jackson Sun has stopped reporting county totals because there accuracy appears to be fluid.

First Madison Co. case is 23-year-old woman

At a press briefing Tuesday Jackson-Madison County Health Department Executive Director Kim Tedford said that the first positive Madison County coronavirus case was a 23-year-old woman who had recently returned from a trip to Florida.

The woman was treated at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital before being released and told to quarantine. The health department has been in contact with the woman's family and told them to self-isolate and quarantine as well.

"The patient has done what we have asked everyone in the community to do self-isolate and quarantine when you're sick and practice social distancing," Tedford said.

Weakley County says coronavirus case is a clerical error

On Monday, the Tennessee Department of Health wrongly identified the first case of coronavirus in Weakley County.

Weakley County Mayor Jake Bynum said through a Facebook post the person was tested for COVID-19 in Weakley, but is not a resident of the county.

"While I have no doubt that COVID-19 will eventually make its way to Weakley County, as of March 23 our community still does not have confirmed case," Bynum posted.